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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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